coima
Portuguese, noun/ˈkoj.mɐ/
coima is spelled C-O-I-M-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written Portuguese, the 125,896th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coima is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “fine, reparations” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of coimar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “valor pago em dinheiro por um dano, multa”.
What does coima mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefine, reparations
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. valor pago em dinheiro por um dano, multa 2. castigo por entrar o gado em terreno alheio 3. entrada, pagamento inicial por entrar num jogo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coima
- coimas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coima?
- Brazil /ˈkoj.mɐ/
- Brazil [ˈkoɪ̯.mɐ]
- Portugal /ˈkoj.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is coima in Portuguese?
coima appears about once in every 18 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).